Madelyn Grothus and Haven Weers captured individual championships at the Iowa Class 1A state cross country meet on October 30, 2026. The victories were reported by Joe Randleman of the Des Moines Register.
Grothus claimed the girls' title while Weers won the boys' competition at the state championship event. Both runners represented their respective schools in the smallest classification of Iowa high school athletics.
The results marked the conclusion of the 2026 Iowa high school cross country season for Class 1A programs across the state.
